Maintenance question

bopper
bopper Posts: 352 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi all,

I am on Maintenance and now upped my calories. It seems way to high. While I was on my weight loss calories I barely lost a pound here and there, but I have reached my goal and now changed my settings to maintenance. Will I gain on Maintenance?

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  • kellyscomeback
    kellyscomeback Posts: 1,369 Member
    It may depend on how active you are on maintenance. If you continue to workout and make good choices you will probably stay static.
  • JamesonsMommy
    JamesonsMommy Posts: 771 Member
    Not if you make the right decisions and exercise. I would suggest slowly upping your calories... 100 a day would work :) Good luck and congrats on reaching your goal :)
  • soccermom004
    soccermom004 Posts: 444 Member
    I have maintained since June. When I was trying to lose weight I only weighed once a week. Now I weigh myself daily in the morning at the same time every day. That way I can monitor gains and loses and modify my exercise and calories. I continued to log my food and exercise for about 2 months. Then I logged to about dinner time so I knew what I had for dinner and a snack. I haven't been logging really anything for the last few months just making smart choices and watching my weight and I am doing great! Good luck!
  • bopper
    bopper Posts: 352 Member
    Thanks, my exercise has always been consistent so that isn't a problem.
  • rtmama
    rtmama Posts: 403 Member
    By the time I started maintenance, it wasn't a big jump because I had already slowly upped my calories along the way. I would start off slowly, adding more calories per week.

    And PS I ended up losing more weight in my maintenance.
  • bopper
    bopper Posts: 352 Member
    Really rtmama? It took me a year to lose 10 pounds, and I am faithful with the working out and the eating. I can't imagine maintaining with over 1700 calories now as my maintenance now.
  • rtmama
    rtmama Posts: 403 Member
    Losing only 10 pounds can be more difficult than losing a larger amount!!! You will be fine!
  • Raf702
    Raf702 Posts: 196 Member
    Hi all,

    I am on Maintenance and now upped my calories. It seems way to high. While I was on my weight loss calories I barely lost a pound here and there, but I have reached my goal and now changed my settings to maintenance. Will I gain on Maintenance?

    What is your maintenance calories for your current stats as of today? Eating at maintenance won't gain you weight. Your feeding your body just enough nutrients/calories to maintain a specific weight. If you eat above your maintenance, then yes you will gain weight.
  • up2me2lose20
    up2me2lose20 Posts: 360 Member
    I've been on maintenance since about June also and have actually lost a couple more pounds and dropped about 2 sizes. That has more to do with my exercise, though. I still eat back my exercise calories every day. I'm 5'6" and about 120lbs (119 at the gym this morning) and eat roughly 2000cals a day. But I still workout hard 6 days a week.
  • bopper
    bopper Posts: 352 Member
    Hi all,

    I am on Maintenance and now upped my calories. It seems way to high. While I was on my weight loss calories I barely lost a pound here and there, but I have reached my goal and now changed my settings to maintenance. Will I gain on Maintenance?

    What is your maintenance calories for your current stats as of today? Eating at maintenance won't gain you weight. Your feeding your body just enough nutrients/calories to maintain a specific weight. If you eat above your maintenance, then yes you will gain weight.
  • bopper
    bopper Posts: 352 Member
    My maintenance is 1780 as of today.
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